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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is hiring: Unit Secretary, Admission Discharge

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston Salem, NC, US, 27104

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Unit Secretary, Admission Discharge Transition Unit, Full-time 12 hr. Days Join to apply for the Unit Secretary, Admission Discharge Transition Unit, Full-time 12 hr. Days role at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Department: 34601 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Nursing: Admission Discharge Transition Unit Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hours Per Week: 36 Schedule Details/Additional Information: 0630-1830, Every other weekend, 3–12-hour shifts per week Pay Range: $18.50 - $27.75 Education / Experience: High School Diploma or GED equivalent. Completion of a unit secretary course or equivalent Unit Secretary experience preferred. Clerical experience preferred. Essential Functions: Completes clerical duties for patient scheduling, admissions, procedures, transfers, surgeries, discharges and deaths under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Handles and screens incoming calls and transmits messages as necessary. Contributes to a safe, secure, and therapeutic environment for patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers by following established procedures. Ensures complete, confidential, accurate, and timely communication of patient information. Completes requisitions, data entry, and nursing communication forms. Communicates to the team, co-workers, patients and family members in an effective, positive and professional manner. Takes personal responsibility and initiative for performance, professional growth and development. Conducts work in an organized, quiet, efficient manner and demonstrates ability to cope with stressful situations. Completes assigned unit responsibilities and assists other staff members in completion of their duties when time permits. Provides age/developmentally appropriate patient care in accordance with Age/Developmental Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served. Skills / Qualifications: Basic computer skills Strong oral and written communication skills Performs effectively with frequent workload changes and competing demands Ability to develop transcription skills Work Environment: Interaction with multiple levels of staff and departments Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances Possible exposure to infections and contagious diseases Subject to multiple interruptions Long periods on a computer Possible exposure to cleaning agents/chemicals Occasionally subject to irregular hours Physical Requirements: Amount of time spent performing the following activities: 0% 35% 65% to to to 35% 65% 100% N/A Activity X Standing X Walking X Sitting X Bending X Reaching with arms X Finger and hand dexterity X Talking X Hearing X Seeing Lifting, carrying, pushing and or pulling: X 20 lbs. maximum X 50 lbs. maximum X 100 lbs. maximum Our Commitment to You: Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits And More Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program About Advocate Health Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. " #J-18808-Ljbffr